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SEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sen mean?
• SEN (noun)
The noun SEN has 1 sense:
1. a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
Familiarity information: SEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("sen" is a kind of...):
fractional monetary unit; subunit (a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit)
Holonyms ("sen" is a part of...):
riel (the basic unit of money in Cambodia; equal to 100 sen)
ringgit (the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen)
rupiah (the basic unit of money in Indonesia; equal to 100 sen)
yen (the basic unit of money in Japan; equal to 100 sen)
Context examples
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